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apomixis vs apogamy

apogamy vs apomixis

apomixis and apogamy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
apomixis Yes No No No
apogamy Yes No No No
As nouns, apogamy is a hyponym of apomixis; that is, apogamy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than apomixis:
  • apomixis: any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
  • apogamy: (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
Other hyponyms of apomixis include parthenocarpy, parthenogenesis, parthenogeny.
apomixis (noun) apogamy (noun)
any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
Difference between apomixis and apogamy

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